The mother of a woman who survived the 2009 Fort Hood shooting said she was stunned and heartbroken to learn that there had been another mass shooting on the post.

The mother of a woman who survived the 2009 Fort Hood shooting said she was stunned and heartbroken to learn that there had been another mass shooting on the post.

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Updated: 12:15 AM CDT Apr 3, 2014

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WEBVTT WITH A TOUGH SITUATION THIS ATTACK ALSO HITS CLOSE TO HOME FOR A FAMILY IN THE METRO. KEARA BONO- TORKELSON WAS A 21- YEAR-OLD SPECIALIST WHEN A GUNMAN SHOT HER AT FORT HOOD IN 2009. KMBC 9'S MATT EVANS IS HERE AFTER TALKING TO HER FAMILY. WHEN TORKELSON'S FAMILY HERE SAW WHAT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AT FORT HOOD - IT SEEMED A LITTLE TOO MUCH LIKE DEJA VU... 14.44 "WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT MY HEART JUST STOPPED." 14.48 IT'S SOMETHING PEGGY MCCARTY THOUGHT SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE TO SEE AGAIN... NATS-MAYBE? ANOTHER SHOOTING AT FORT HOOD.. IN 2009 - HER DAUGHTER WAS SHOT MORE THAN 30 OTHERS AT THE TEXAS ARMY BASE. 18.59 "THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING EACH OTHER AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO TRUST EACH OTHER, IF YOU CAN'T TRUST WHO YOU'RE WITH ON BASE, WHO ARE YOU GOING TO TRUST?" 19.10 IT'S STILL HARD FOR MCCARTY AND HER DAUGHTER - NOW LIVING IN MINNESOTA - MEDICALLY RETIRED FROM THE ARMY - THE BAD AXIETY ATTACK AND WAS REALLY UPSET AND SHE HAD TO TURN OFF THE NEW AND SHUT DOWN FACEBOOK AND SHE JUST HAS TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL." 17.06 SOME OF THE BENEFITS SHE NEEDS ARE STILL BEING DENIED BECAUSE THE ARMY CLASSIFIED THE SHOOTING AS WORKPLACE VIOLENCE - SOMETHING THIS FAMILY HOPES OTHERS DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH... 17.15 "WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR 4 AND A HALF YEARS NOW TO STILL GET JUSTICE FOR THE SOLDIERS SO I HOPE THAT THE FAMILIES ARE TREATED BETTER THAN OUR FORT HOOD FAMILIES WERE."17.29 MCCARTY SAYS HER DAUGHTER SUFFERS FROM ANXIETY ATTACKS AND P-T-S-D FROM THE SHOOTING FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO... AFTER THE FORT HOOD SHOOTING IN 2009, THE MILITARY TIGHTENED SECURITY AT BASES NATIONWIDE. THE MILITARY ALSO JOINED AN FBI INTELLIGENCE-SHARING

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The mother of a woman who survived the 2009 Fort Hood shooting said she was stunned and heartbroken to learn that there had been another mass shooting on the post.